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Highest risk cities in New York

Highest tornado risk cities in New York

Ranked city list for severe outbreak corridors. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

Tornado score

8/100

Updated Sun, Feb 22, 7:02 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by tornado score.

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#1

Rome, NY

5 points above the state average

#2

Bethpage, NY

3 points above the state average

#3

Depew, NY

3 points above the state average

#4

Melville, NY

3 points above the state average

#5

North Amityville, NY

3 points above the state average

#6

North Massapequa, NY

3 points above the state average

#7

Plainview, NY

3 points above the state average

#8

South Farmingdale, NY

3 points above the state average

#9

Amsterdam, NY

2 points above the state average

#10

Jamestown, NY

2 points above the state average

#11

Airmont, NY

1 points above the state average

#12

Chestnut Ridge, NY

1 points above the state average

#13

Dunkirk, NY

1 points above the state average

#14

Fredonia, NY

1 points above the state average

#15

Nanuet, NY

1 points above the state average

#16

Pearl River, NY

1 points above the state average

#17

Amityville, NY

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#18

East Massapequa, NY

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#19

East Meadow, NY

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#20

Gloversville, NY

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#21

Hicksville, NY

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#22

Jericho, NY

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#23

Levittown, NY

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#24

Mahopac, NY

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#25

Massapequa, NY

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How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.